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Drilling a super-deep borehole for scientific research in crystalline bedrock in the range from 12 000–14 000 m represents a significant challenge to drilling technology.
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Chur, C., Bintakies, E., Eickelberg, H.D., Rischmüller, H. (1990). The KTB Drilling Rig — Technical Concept and Rig Layout for a Depth Capacity of 14 000 m. In: Fuchs, K., Kozlovsky, Y.A., Krivtsov, A.I., Zoback, M.D. (eds) Super-Deep Continental Drilling and Deep Geophysical Sounding. Exploration of the Deep Continental Crust. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-50143-2_28
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